FNUS73 KDVN 091422
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALEM UNIT NW...IDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
922 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY. SPRINKLES TO A COLD RAIN IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE
AMOUNT OF DRY AIR IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE...ONE CANNOT RULE OUT WET
SNOW MIXING IN WITH THE RAIN PRIOR TO SUNRISE FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS SHIFTING FROM EAST TO A MORE EAST NORTHEAST
                    OR NORTHEAST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     51     54     52
RH..............45     39     35     38
EYE LEVEL WIND..010/6  020/7  030/8  040/8
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF HENSAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.SALEM.01/DVN